Author: Matthew Beinart

NASA announced another delay for its $8.8 billion James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project pushing back the potential launch date to May 2020 following continued integration and testing issues. Problems with the massive telescope’s propulsion system and sunshield capabilities have forced NASA program officials to increase oversight of prime contractor Northrop Grumman integration and testing efforts moving…

U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) networks and weapon systems remain vulnerable to adversarial cyber-attacks and programs, such as the Joint Regional Security Stacks and Cyber Protection Teams, and aren't meeting expectations, according to an office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) report published Jan. 25. The DOT&E report, which collects testing assessments from…

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is taking the next step after listing cybersecurity as one of its top global risks for 2018 with the launch of a new Global Centre for Cybersecurity in the spring. The new center, announced Wednesday at the WEF’s annual forum in Davos, Switzerland, will be based in Geneva and function…